Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Alabama
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
206 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Smoke dispersion will be fair to generally poor today as showers
and a few thunderstorms move through the area. Mixing heights as
result will also remain below 2500 ft AGL. Mixing will become
good on Thursday with much deeper mixing heights expected, peaking
above 6000 ft AGL during the afternoon. Additional rainfall is
expected Thursday night into Friday as a cold front moves southeast
through north Alabama.

Fog potential over the next few days: Not expected.

Potential for Red Flag Conditions: Not expected.

ALZ001>003-172115-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-
Including the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Russellville, and Red Bay
206 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        MCldy
Max/Min Temp          78           62           84
Min/Max RH %          65           100          51
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  9
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  9
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            30
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Precip Duration       4                         1
Precip Amount         0.23         0.00         0.02
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1500                      6700
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12                     S 17
LAL                   3            1            3
Stability Class       D            D            D
Max LVORI             5            9            8
Dispersion            19 Gen Poor               77 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ004-014-172115-
Lawrence-Winston-
Including the cities of Moulton, Town Creek, and Haleyville
206 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       MCldy        MCldy
Max/Min Temp          77           60           84
Min/Max RH %          67           100          50
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  8
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  8
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            20
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Precip Duration       4                         1
Precip Amount         0.27         0.00         0.01
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1400                      6300
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 14                      S 15
LAL                   3            2            3
Stability Class       D            D            D
Max LVORI             5            10           9
Dispersion            19 Gen Poor               78 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ005>007-016-172115-
Limestone-Madison-Morgan-Cullman-
Including the cities of Athens, Huntsville, Decatur, and Cullman
206 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        PCldy
Max/Min Temp          78           60           85
Min/Max RH %          68           100          49
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  8
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  8
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            20
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers
Precip Duration       5                         1
Precip Amount         0.34         0.00         0.01
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)1600                      6100
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 13                     S 15
LAL                   3            3            2
Stability Class       D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            10           8
Dispersion            22 Fair                   82 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

ALZ008>010-172115-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-
Including the cities of Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab,
Scottsboro, Fort Payne, and Rainsville
206 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           MCldy        MCldy        PCldy
Max/Min Temp          77           59           84
Min/Max RH %          57           100          46
Wind 20ft am (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  7
Wind 20ft pm (mph)    SW  8        Lgt/Var      S  7
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            20
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers
Precip Duration       4                         1
Precip Amount         0.35         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)2400                      6100
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 14                     SW 14
LAL                   3            3            2
Stability Class       D            D            D
Max LVORI             4            10           9
Dispersion            31 Fair                   88 Good

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s.
North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
45 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
60. Minimum RH 59 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 42 percent. North
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
South winds around 10 mph.

$$


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